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Definitions
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Word origin
From extortion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“Now it is certain the Roman prieſts are not only ſeemingly very religious and really very extortionate, but are extortionate by means of religion, and make their prayers and maſſes the grand pretence for their exactions.”
“The moneylenders – sometimes so extortionate that people pledged their slaves and sacred relics – were Uighurs from the west.”
“[Y]ou get from farms ſo occupied, houſe lamb, veal, graſs lamb, a little mutton, and leſs beef, whilſt for either article ſeparately, or jointly, you are worked up to pay prices, not leſt than extortionate; […]”
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